you see among iowa republicans about two thirds saying no that they do not think trump has committed serious crimes. so those indictments have not really been dragging him down. in fact a portion of our poll was actually conducted last week after news of the most recent indictment in georgia came out. and in that portion of the poll, trump s support actually increased a little bit. signs that republicans have a rally around trump s reaction when these various indictments occur. so a big lead for trump. not being weighted down too much it seems by the indictments. but if you are a trump opponent. you might take some hope. the favorable unfavorable ratings here. what is interesting is that donald trump is not actually the most popular republican in iowa this race. ron desantis actually is. and tim scott look at this, 59% favorable, 17% unfavorable. so trump popular. but desantis and scott are extremely popular as well. so when you see them trailing,
occur. so a big lead for trump. not being weighted down too much it seems by the indictments. but if you are a trump opponent. you might take some hope. the favorable unfavorable ratings here. what is interesting is that donald trump is not actually the most popular republican in iowa this race. ron desantis actually is. and tim scott look at this, 59% favorable, 17% unfavorable. so trump popular. but desantis and scott are extremely popular as well. so when you see them trailing, it is not because i will republicans do not like them, it is that right now they are just saying they are with trump. but there is at least potential room for a desantis or scott to tap into the goodwill and maybe to build support. maybe the key number for those candidates in the rest is this. more than 50% in the poll saying that their mind is not yet made up so there is still an opportunity for some of these candidates to cut into the trump lead. steve kornacki, thank you so
iowa. and it is a big lead for the former president. donald trump at 42% in our poll. more than doubling of his nearest rival and he is not that near. rhonda santas that is a 23 point lead for donald trump overwrought of santa s. none of the other republican candidates out of single digits. tim scott from south carolina on the closest. he is running at 9%. so a big lead for donald trump and of course donald trump for the last few months all sorts of stories of his legal issues. several indictments. the fourth indictment came down last week here. you see among island republicans about two thirds saying no that they do not think trump has committed serious crimes. so those indictments have not really been dragging him down. in fact a portion of our poll was actually conducted last week after news of the most recent indictment in georgia came out. and in the portion of the poll, trump s support actually increased a little bit. signs that republicans have a rally around trump s reaction wh
thing that occurred. because of the, she is going to seek the highest amount a bell for him, not only because of his liability and culpability and pushing them there, but also to send a message that he will be treated with the same way that anyone has the head of an organized crime organization would be treated in terms of setting a bond that is higher than anyone else, therefore their participation or involvement will be respected different charges. that is what is going on. sometimes at the judge and how quickly the agreement was reached, i thought it was the vulnerable or surprising if you look at the history of how people prosecute those cases. it s very clear that they are moving ahead. she has to set this before having the arraignment and going forward. that is what is happening here. when you talk about timeline, that means every moment counts. katie, trump echoed warnings about his public statements of the judge in the doj election case. experts say it will be hard to stop tr
distinguishing yourself from the person that these folks are gravitating to. that they seem to like the most. which is donald trump. and he comes in with such a big name advantage. if they do not take advantage of this opportunity, and you can t fault anybody about yourself. on somebody s leading by 23 points and you don t have the guts to go up against him in a big debate like this. david, we talk about a party that is in upheaval. part of it is that the institutions that have traditionally buoyed the party, the rnc made the criteria to qualify the debate. so messy that there is confusion among the own candidates about who is actually going to be onstage. leading to a bunch of them being like no i qualified. , the rnc saying saying we are not so sure, you let us check. mcdaniels on tv yesterday practically begging trump to participate. it reveals the party as an institution itself is in shambles. yes, it certainly does. look at the rnc was we wreath